Death Blow to Sunday Liquor Clubs in Judge Foster Ruling
Bridgeport news reports Judge Foster convicting five club stewards and 48 frequenters for selling liquor to members at clubs operating without licenses. Prosecutor Greenstein seeks broader enforcement, pledging raids on near-saloons and mushroom clubs, with appeals in place. The ruling targets clubs selling liquor to members and allows penalties of fines and possible jail, signaling a citywide push to shut down Sunday sale schemes.
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Birmingham
Henry I Greenstein
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Henry Greenstein
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Bridgeport
Secretary of State
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Savoy Club
Edward Flannery
Consolidated Social Club
Gold Street
Housatonic Avenue
Thomas Neville
Connecticut Athletic and Social Club
State Street
Thomas Collopuy
Park Athletic Club
Weet Avenue
Railroad Avenue
John English
Fairfield Avenue
Pequot Social Club
Wall Street
Paul Nickerson
John Cullinan
George Kane
Henry Shannon
F. A. Bartlett
Pequet Soria! Club
Jong
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Juder Foster
Connecticut
Greenstain
Strong Division Over Extension Of Frolley Line
A heated board of aldermen hearing split 17 to 7 on delaying the trolley extension debate. The Streets and Sidewalks committee favors running from Park Avenue via South Avenue to the Barnum dyke, over Crane Co. land, to Atlantic Street. A minority report will urge a South Avenue to dyke route, with South Avenue extension opposed by Welker Meyer and others.
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Iranistan Avenue
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Crane Co
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Clampett
Walker
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Brady
Sackeer
Garrity
Mahoney
Second District
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Welker
Council
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Governor Gilchrist to Probe Lake City Lynching
Special from United Press. Jacksonville May 22. Governor Gilchrist ordered a full investigation of the lynching of six Negroes at Lake City Sunday. Action will depend on the report. It is believed the mob was larger than first reported and that many participants came from Georgia. The Columbbia County sheriff, whose 16 year old son released the Negroes after a fake telegram, is returning to Lake City to prepare a report for the Governor.
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United Press
Jacksonville
Lake City
Gilchrist
Georgia
B. B. Smith
Columbbia County
Midwife Eva Ginsburg Fined in New Britain Court
New Britain on May 22, Eva Ginsburg a local midwife was fined 350 for violating state medical laws on three counts. Prosecutors from the local regular physicians society accused her of practicing without a diploma and prescribing medicines. County Health Officer Markham labeled her a quack and noted she charged 50 or 25 dollars per case while reputable physicians charged more.
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United Press
New Britain
Eva Ginsburg
Society of Regular Physicians of
ISMALL BOY FALLS UNDER WHEELS OF AUTOMOBILE
Alfred Johnson, driving in New Haven, struck 12 year old Ralph Strasse after the boy riding on a neighbor’s bicycle fell in front of the car. The boy’s injuries from the fall were not serious and he was taken to Grace Hospital.
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New Haven
Alfred Johnson
Ralph Strasse
Strasse
Grocer Objects to Saloon at Remonstrance Hearing
New Haven, May 22. A grocer testified at a local remonstrance hearing that fashionable customers would object to passing a new saloon and he would face a large loss of trade, presenting his unique reason against the proposed establishment.
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United Press
New Haven
Beef prices blamed on delivery and credit system
William Skinner, president of the International Live Stock Association, said beef prices will take five years to readjust. He blamed delivery and credit practices, called consumer hysteria unfounded, and criticized porterhouse demand versus cheaper cuts. He also linked rising meat costs to clubwoman influence and noted upcoming railroad plans between Denver and Seattle with Bridgeport ties.
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International Live Stock Association
Skinner
Bridgeport
Col
N. H. Heft
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Mr. Skinmer
Col. Skinner
Beef Trust
Denver, Laramie &Northwestern Railroad
Denver
Seattle
Charles R. Johnson
Nathan H. Heft
Women Shoplifters Making Big Hauls in Bridgeport
The case of Mary Brozie and Rose Lasky, two Meriden women arrested for shoplifting, was continued until Thursday in police court. Goods valued at 600 dollars were found in their rooms and stolen property valued at 1,000 dollars was found in Meriden. Police say stores in Bridgeport, Hartford, and Meriden were victimized. Lasky is said to have confessed.
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United Press
New Haven
Mary Brozie
Rose Lasky
Meriden
Bridgeport
Hartford
Scarlet Fever At Wellesley College Threatens Commencement
Wellesley Mass May 22 A slight scarlet fever outbreak at Wellesley College threatens commencement schedules. Five cases have appeared among freshman girls and further cases could force a temporary school closure.
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United Press
Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Safe blown open at five and ten cent store in New Haven
On May 22 New Haven report clerks found the E A Barclay store office safe blown with nitroglycerine during the night. More than 200 dollars in cash was stolen. No clues left. entry from a rear window. The safe was rolled to a hidden corner before the blast.
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United Press
New Haven
E. A. Barclay
Insurance Commissioner Macdonald named in $1500 suit
New Haven May 22 Papers served on Insurance Commissioner Pheodore Macdonald in a $1500 damages suit by Mrs. Mary A. Clark of West Haven against the Modern Women of America. The suit claims officers refused to pay over $1000 of the deceased husband’s life policy. State law designates the insurance commissioner to accept papers in suits against out of state companies doing business in Connecticut.
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United Press
New Haven
Pheodore Macdonald
Mary A. Clark
West Haven
Modern Women of America
Connecticut
Figuera Resists Peace as Diaz Plans Departure
Juarez dispatches report Diaz will retire by May 24 and sail to Europe via Vera Cruz with plans to meet General Reyes in Cuba. Insurrectos under Figuera win Cuernavaca and threaten southward stability while Diaz and Corral’ s signatory ceremony for the conditional treaty unfolds amid streetlight theatrics.
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United Press
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Juarez
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Europe
Espagne
Havana
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General Reyes
France
Cuba
Insurrectos
Mexico
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Madero
Mother and two children dead from gas flow
In Brooklyn on May 22 Mrs Geneses Schroeder and her children Henry aged 12 and May 10 were found dead in their home. Doors and windows were tightly closed and gas flowed from several jets, police reported.
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United Press
New York
Geneses Schroeder
Henry
Brooklyn
Opening Stock Market Shown Strong Gains At Noon
New York May 22 stock market opened strong with substantial gains in many issues. By 11 am activity remained brisk and government bonds held steady while other bonds firm. Noon readings showed further progress to higher levels in the late forenoon. Also a help wanted line for a printer.
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United Press
New York
Danbury and Bridgeport Road Wins Permit to Build Line
The Railroad Commissioners granted Danbury and Bridgeport Street Railway authority to lay tracks from Terry Place on North Main Street Bridgeport to the Trumbull town line. There is no time limit, only adherence to the city grade and a single-track layout. Macadam shoulders eight feet wide on each side are required.
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North Main
Trolley Company
Danbury
Hartford
Danbury & Bridgeport Street Railway
Connecticut Company
Terry Place
North Main Street
Bridgeport
Trumbull Town
Danbury & Bridgeport
City of
Trolley
State funeral for French war minister killed by monoplane
Paris May 22 Premier Antoine Ernst Monis injured in Issy Les Moulineaux aeroplane crash that killed War Minister Bertaux. Doctors say Monis will likely recover though wounded and may resign. Clemenceau could succeed. Bertaux to receive a state funeral. public opinion splits on racing dangers. Pierre Vedrine won the Issy Angouleme race. M Train’s crash prompts debate on regatta safety.
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United Press
Paris
Antoine ‘Ernst Monis
Issy Les Moulineaux
Henri Maurice
Bertaux
Monis
Clemenceau
M. Train
Madrid
Roques
Army Arronattire
M. Trai
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Henry Weymann
Pierre Vedrine
Issy
Angouleme
M. Gilbert
Lont Levouy
Posse
Peter of
Servia
Europe
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